Library Newsletter September 2012

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September 2012

Welcome to our new improved Library!We hope you like the changes we've been making to the Library over the summer. Inaddition to steam-cleaning the exterior, we have made extensive alterations to Levels3 & 4. 260 additional study spaces as well as 2 new study rooms have been createdon these floors, and the number of computer spaces has been increased from 18 to

72. New lighting and heating have been installed on these levels, which have alsobeen re-carpeted, and all furnishings have been refurbished and upgraded. Newentrance lobbies have been constructed on both floors, which will improve soundinsulation, and there are now disabled toilets and water coolers on both levels.Probably the most noticeable change will be that all books are now in a singlesequence on Level 3, and all periodicals (journals) are now on Level 4. Thisshould make finding the materials you need much simpler - but please contact us ifyou have any difficulty locating items you need. Just [email protected] we will be happy to help.

(Please note the only exception to the above is that Art History, Photography andIranian Studies Collection books are on Level 4.)

View ourRedevelopment Slideshow to see what's been happening during thesummer!

lux: showing off the Photographic Collection on Tumblr

New Resources

Ethnographic Video Online

This new database currentlyprovides over 800 online streamedvideos and is an important resource
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The Special CollectionsDepartment now has a new Tumblrblog called "lux." Its aim is toshare a weekly stream of imageswhich will illustrate the breadth andvariety of the Library's

Photographic Collection. Althoughwe have over 700,000 historicphotographs, only 10% arecurrently available online. "lux"will give followers the chance toview some of the previouslyunseen and rare photographs weoffer. Please share our imageswith others, as the more peoplewho use the collection thebetter. Don't forget you can comeand see the originals too -members of the public, students ofall ages and disciplines, and thosewho are just plain curious are allwelcome. Follow us on Tumblr:

http://standrewsphotos.tumblr.com/

400 years of the King James Library - exhibition at GatewayGalleries

A splendid new exhibition has just opened at theGateway Galleries on the North Haugh. ARoyal Foundation: 400 Years of the KingJames Library is curated jointly by the Library'sSpecial Collections Department andMuseums Collections staff, and explores thestory of the founding of the University Librarythrough many of the wonderful books,manuscripts and artefacts associated with it. Aseries of events is scheduled to coincide with theexhibition, including print- and book-makingworkshops for families, a book swap and talks bythe curators. Follow these on ourblogandFacebookposts - and of course do visit theexhibition itself.

Rare Books Librarian goes to Helsinki

for the study of human culture andbehaviour. Of particular interest toAnthropology students, it coverssubjects such as kinesthetics,food & foraging, caste systems &slavery, kinship & families, religion& magic, and much more. Itincludes the work of severalinfluential 20th-centurydocumentary film-makers, andoffers interviews, previouslyunreleased raw footage, field notesand study guides.

Opera in Video

We hope you enjoy this collectionof 292 operatic works (500 hours ofvideo) which offers all the operasmost commonly studied in musichistory, opera literature andperformance classes. You canbrowse by composer, genre,performer, ensemble, time periodand role, create video clips andembeddable links, and make,annotate and share playlists. Italso contains interviews withsingers, stage designers anddirectors, integrated with excerptsof performances to show thedevelopment of each production.

New DVDs

Why not try some of the new DVDswe have added to stock recently?

Submarine. (2010)

Oranges and sunshine. (2010)

Hugo. (2011)

The Help. (2011)
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Rare Books Librarian Daryl Green recently delivered a paper at theInternational Federation of Library Associations' (IFLA) annual congress inHelsinki. He enjoyed the chance to hear papers and discussions from librariansfrom countries as far apart as America and Singapore and from disciplines asdiverse as children's librarianship and Special Collections. His own paper,Utilizing social media to promote Special Collections: what works and whatdoesn't addressed an issue currently at the forefront of many rare books

librarians' minds. The theme of "marketing rare and Special Collections in adigital age" was considered in a series of papers which included 'The face in thefun-house mirror': how ebooks, apps and other realities are changing theface ofSpecial Collectionsby Dennis Moser (University of Wyoming) andThe Libraryand the display of textby Helen Vincent (National Library of Scotland). The tripwas definitely a much appreciated opportunity to keep in touch with newdevelopments in the fast-moving modern library world.

Ken Dingwall art exhibition - King James Library

The King James Library is currently hosting anexhibition of works by Scottish artist KenDingwall, curated by Dr Natalie Adamson, Dr

Tom Normand and Dr Alistair Rider of theSchool of Art History. The traditional panellingand bookcases of the old library provide aninteresting backdrop for the modern,minimalist, abstract pieces. As Dingwallhimself writes, "the works were chosen tomake an intervention retaining the serenityand order of the library, avoiding a strident,dominating large scale, so that the interactioncan be slow and quiet." A catalogue of theexhibition, designed by Dr Andrew Demetrius,is available for purchase from thepublishingwebsite Blurb.

Forthcoming guest lecture: Professor Edith Hall

See more via ourNew DVDs RSSfeed.

New books

Books added to stock this monthinclude:

Carolynn Lund-Mead & AmilcareIannucci, Dante and the vulgateBible. (2012)

Ian P. Howard, Perceiving in depth.(2012)

Daryn Lehoux, What did theRomans know?: an enquiry intoscience & worldmaking. (2012)

Jennie Batchelor & Cora Kaplan(eds), The History of Britishwomen's writing.(2010)

See more via ourNew Books RSSfeed.
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We are delighted to announce that the nextKing James Library Lecturewill be deliveredby Professor Edith Hall who holds the Chairof Classics at King's College London. Thelecture, on Wednesday October 24 at5.15pm in School III will be entitled,

Adventures in the libraries of the ancientGreek and Roman worlds, and will be theeighth in this series of talks which aims toconsider the meaning of the library as aninstitution through various historicalperiods. All are welcome at the lecture,which will be followed by a glass of wine inthe historic King James Library, St Mary'sQuadrangle.

Read more about the Library's activities on our blogs:

@ the library: e-Resources Blog;

Echoes from the Vault: Special Collections Blog ;

Redevelopment Blog;

Open Access Blog

Questions: Please [email protected]: University of St Andrews Library, North Street, St Andrews KY16 9TR, ScotlandTel: +44 (0)1334 462317Images: University of St Andrews, Kenneth Dingwall, Prof Edith Hall, Daryl Green, Kirsty Lee and iStockphotoThe University of St Andrews is not responsible for the content of external websites accessed via links in this e-newsletter.
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